Circular Grande Forêt from Combelouvière

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Hike mainly in the forest, easier clockwise.
Yellow markings, yellow signs.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 6.75 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 45 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 298 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 292 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 1,289 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 989 m
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Description of the walk

Departure from the large car park at the top of the village.

(S/E) Head south on the tarmac road, pass the barrier after 250 metres and continue for 350 metres.

(1) Turn right onto the path that descends into the pine forest for 1000 m to reach the Route Forestière du Crozat.

(2) Turn right onto the forest road and climb for 2100 m.

(3) Turn right and continue along the D94 tarmac road for 400 m until you reach a place called Le Cretet.

(4) Take the path that climbs to the right of the D94 tarmac road (signposted Doucy station) for 650 m, following the other signs for Doucy station. Climb the bend to the right and continue straight on to the forest path at 650 m.

(5) Continue straight ahead to the car park 700 m away (signposted Combelouvière) (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 1,281 m - Car park at the top of Combelouvière.
  2. 1 : km 0.59 - alt. 1,258 m - Fork in the trail
  3. 2 : km 1.63 - alt. 992 m - Forest road
  4. 3 : km 4.14 - alt. 1,101 m - Fork in the road
  5. 4 : km 4.56 - alt. 1,113 m - Le Cretet
  6. 5 : km 6.16 - alt. 1,282 m - Forest path
  7. S/E : km 6.75 - alt. 1,281 m - Car park at the top of Combelouvière.

Notes

Good walking shoes and walking poles.
Water bottle. No water available along the route.
Depending on the weather: rain gear, fleece.

Worth a visit

Combelouvière station.
Doucy station.

Reviews and comments

4.7 / 5
Based on 6 reviews
Reliability of the description
4.8 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.5 / 5
Route interest
4.8 / 5
User 3850328

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 14, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Hello,

We did the loop in the opposite direction and around point 5, we had trouble finding the trail.

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philippe basty
philippe basty

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 06, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Hike done in the opposite direction.
Much more enjoyable in this direction as you get to see the forest from a different angle. The last part of the return journey through the forest is a bit of a climb, but it's no problem.

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philippe basty
philippe basty

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 22, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Easy hike in the suggested direction. Pleasant in warm weather as the entire route is well shaded.
The directions at the end of the route at point No. 5 on the path to follow are not very clear, but it is not difficult to find the right direction.

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username_
username_

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 10, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Hiking in the shade, which is pleasant when it's very hot.
It begins with a fairly steep descent through the forest for about forty minutes, where the path is not the same as the route indicated on the app, but the environment is calm and pleasant.
Then there is an ascent on a grassy path that is not particularly interesting.
Finally, the end of the hike takes place in the forest, which is much more pleasant, where the path is roughly the same as advertised.
However, the different route adds almost 1 km to the planned distance.

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philippe basty
philippe basty
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Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 23, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Hike done on a very hot day. Entirely in the woods with the pleasant scent of pine trees and a refreshing coolness.
This hike is not difficult and is perfectly suitable for families.
The elevation gain is not 531m but 277m. This hike should be classified as easy rather than moderate.

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Vanessalourse
Vanessalourse

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 12, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very shaded hike, which was perfect on this scorching hot morning.
I did the hike in the opposite direction and was glad I did, as the steepest climb (at the start of the hike on this route, but I did it at the end) is easier to climb than to descend. It requires more stamina but is less technical.

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